Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Though this has been suggested.. twice.. I thought I'd stir up the cauldron and brew up a better description, as well as some reasons upon why this thing should be riffed in the first place...
Many Halloween fans will tell you H3 fits into the Halloween canon as Friday the 13th movies allegedly fit into the Friday the 13th The Series.
Bill: Wait? There was a series about Friday the 13th?
Yes.
Kevin: Did it have Jason in it?
No.
Mike: How could you have a Friday the 13th series without Jason Voorhees?
Well, it did have Jason's relation who allegedly ran a curio shop with items cursed by Satan and his niece and nephew had to get them back from people foolish enough to use them.
Bill: Did they have a cursed hockey mask?
Strangely no.
Bill: Awwww..
Anyway... getting back to Halloween... the story about why the third film had nothing to do with the other flicks was rather an interesting tale. Basically, what happened was the studios wanted to crank out another Halloween flick, and it seemed John Carpenter wanted to do something else.. so rather than having a typical slash-fest with Michael Myers, we ended up receiving some odd tale about some Celtic druids, mystic rocks put on masks, and a scheme so odd it makes Rock n Roll Nightmare seem mundane and logical.
So why should RiffTrax take a stab at this putrid witches' brew of cinematic nightmare?
1) The nonsensical plot itself: Throwing out the entire Michael Myers killer genre, the only killing occurs when an android (yes, that's right) murders a guy who manufactures Halloween Masks.
The company gets taken over by some strange old dude, and with a group of druids (though the flick is called Season of the WITCH), they place mystic stones into the new masks, and will do something nasty to the wearers when they broadcast some image on the television. Not sure how this is horrifying, or what's the point but there it is...
2) The producers can't decide if this is a horror film, sci-fi film, or just an episode of Doctor Who which was rejected. Seriously, when you watch this, you don't really witness any evil magic, or anything remotely witchlike, even though the title has 'Halloween' in it.. strange.. instead the henchmen are also androids and not really effective ones at that.. (suspect, Tom, Crow and Gypsy could perform a better job). And only a Doctor (though not THE Doctor) suspects the plot of what's going on) and must convince the town that Silver Shamrock masks aren't safe. But there's nothing really Halloween related to the story.. except the masks... and the fact the horrible thing occurs on Halloween night.. but no slashing as you'd expect.. well, not much anyway.. all that's missing is giving this doctor a sonic screwdriver.
3) The inexplicable cliffhanger ending: Inexplicable since they really never made a sequel to this drek.. no, instead, the studios later pretend that Season of the Witch had never existed in the first place and it was all but a demented dream by Torgo and the Master. Hey, you have a better theory?
Overall, RiffTrax should riff this title mainly because it makes as much sense as Cyborg Cop 2 and Fun in Balloonland. Also where can you see androids defeated by Silver Shamrock logos? No, seriously, in one scene the doctor's friend throws a bunch of the logos meant to be sewn into the masks onto a group of android, and they short-circuit wildly.. who knew magical rocks could do that? And where was the Witch in this entire film? Seems this one had more tricks than treats...
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tsarstepan commented
It doesn't have to be a live show but it could be a great commentary track.
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Schornforce commented
Interestingly enough, Jason Vorhees' mask was to be a cursed object in Friday the 13th the Series. I forget why it never made it, though. I actually really liked the series, but have no idea if I'd still like it-- I don't know if it'd hold up well.
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TB Tabby commented
There were plans to make the franchise into a horror anthology about paranormal things happening around Halloween, of which Michael Myers was only one. Didn't work out like they planned, obviously.
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Kell commented
I endorse this description.
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MIke Leister commented
For the love of the Gods, this should be riffed and done as a live show!
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k427 commented
2nd choice: basket case
3rd: con air
and please have it be Mike,Kevin, and Bill…nothing else would do these cinematic greats justice…. -
FuzzySkinner commented
This movie needs to be riffed.